NYPD Sgt. Hugh Barry was acquitted on all counts of murder Feb. 15 by a judge who said he was acting in self-defense in 2016 when he shot a mentally-disturbed woman wielding a baseball bat.
Prosecutors had argued that Sergeant Barry had made errors in failing to follow police procedures for dealing with emotionally-disturbed individuals. But under the law, the right to defend oneself against a potentially-deadly physical attack trumps just about any other factor, especially for police officers. Sergeant Barry testified that he feared for his life once Deborah Danner picked up the bat.
This item is available in full to subscribers.
We have recently launched a new and improved website. To continue reading, you will need to either log into your subscriber account, or purchase a new subscription.
If you have an active digital subscription, then you already have an account here. Just reset your password, if you've not yet logged in to your account on this new site.
If you are a current print-only subscriber, and want access to our website,click here to view your options for changing you subscription level.
Otherwise, click here to view your options for subscribing.
Please log in to continue |